What will FM do during their one month off?

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by David

Do any of them have irritable bowel syndrome? That alone can make all the travel very difficult and tedious.

Even without IBS, lots of travel can play havoc on the digestive system.

Michele

[vivfox]

Originally Posted by David

Do any of them have irritable bowel syndrome? That alone can make all the travel very difficult and tedious.

Originally Posted by michelej1

Even without IBS, lots of travel can play havoc on the digestive system.

Silly me hadn't even thought any of my Macsters could be in bad health but if David is to be correct then yes, touring would be a real pain in the a$$.

[bombaysaffires]

speaking of band members' health made me think of Lindsey's epilepsy diagnosis back in the day. At the time he was reported to be taking medication for it. That's not normally a condition that goes away, though by all evidence it hasn't impaired his performing. Wonder if he has to do anything particular to manage it i.e., diet or whatever. That would be a pain to keep up on the road.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by vivfox

Silly me hadn't even thought any of my Macsters could be in bad health but if David is to be correct then yes, touring would be a real pain in the a$$.

Hopefully, none of them are in bad health, but last tour John had cancer. He might have been feeling poorly long before it was diagnosed and not known why. So, his body was dealing with that on Unleashed. Plus, even this tour, post-chemo, I'm sure he's not 100%. I mean, thankfully my mother has survived colon cancer for 13 years now, but they did take out part of her intestine and she still has lingering issues because of that.

She didn't have radiation. She didn't even finish all of her chemo. But chemo and radiation leave their own permanent side effects, because they kill cells and tissue in order to save your life. I don't know what chemo and radiation John had.

Even in that old tour video we saw John having to get a hand massage back stage. He was doing that before repetitive motion syndrome was something we all knew about. No big deal in your thirties and forties. Bigger deal today at their ages.

Plus, it's pretty obvious that Stevie has some sort of chronic arthritic problem. And we don't know what's going on with Christine's hand. These are not things that cause anyone debilitating agony, but they are certainly nagging issues that make concert touring more arduous than lying on a beach in Tahiti.


Michele

[lilyfee]

Originally Posted by michelej1

Plus, it's pretty obvious that Stevie has some sort of chronic arthritic problem.

Wow, has she talked about this? Or are you just assuming?

I think touring must be absolutely grueling, for anyone. Day in, day out, the same songs over and over, long car rides and idle hours on a plane, every night in front of thousands of people who expect your best from you? And it's not like you can just stop once you're on the road because you don't feel like doing it that day. You're a commodity and people have paid for you so you have to deliver. Sounds awful.

[michelej1]

Originally Posted by lilyfee

Wow, has she talked about this? Or are you just assuming?

No, she's never said anyting about arthritis. Both her arms and hands seem to need pain management though and the gloves (and sometimes rings) she wears are just therapeutic aids prettied up. I don't think they're there for fashion, any more than the Reeboks are.

Michele

[Nick]

Time to bump this thread. After their July 11th show in Ireland, they are off for 3 months. 3 whole months!!!!

The next date is October 22nd in Australia.

Studio time? Will Stevie join?

[Macfanforever]

All five of them could sleep for three months.Their crew too.